Mortuary refrigerator.



V. A, DE GANIO. MORTUARY REFRIGERATOR.

APPLICATION FILED. MAY 22, 1908.

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VICTOR A. DE GANIO, OF UNION HILL, NEW JERSEY.

MORTUARY REFRIGERATOR.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, VICTOR A. DE CANIO, a citizen of the United States,residing at Union Hill, in the county of Hudson and State of New Jersey,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in MortuaryRefrigerators; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

This invention relates to mortuary refrigerators and has for an objectto provide a refrigerator embodying new and improved features ofconvenience, strength and sanita tion.

A further object of the invention is to provide in a refrigerator aframe-work embodying all of the parts of the present invention which maybe assembled at the factory and installed bodily in the cooling roomwhen received at the morgue or other place of use.

A further object of the invention is to provide in a refrigerator of theclass a containing pan and supporting frame-work which may be readilyand conveniently re moved from the cooling room structure for cleaningor other purposes.

With these and other objects in view, the invention comprises certainnovel constructions, combinations and arrangements of parts. as will behereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the drawings :Figure 1 is a. view in side elevation of the presentinvention showing two units installed in the cooling room shown invertical section, one of said units being shown fully withdrawn and theother half drawn. Fig. 2 is a view of one unit fully inclosed within thecooling room. Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the specific form of pandisclosed in this application. Fig. 4. is a top plan view of the pansupporting frame, as seen on arrow l of Fig. 5. Fig. 5 is a view of thepan supporting frame in side elevation seen on arrow at of Fig. ('3.Fig. 6 is a top plan view of the intermediate frame on arrow 6 of Fig.7. Fig. 7 is a view in side elevation of the intermediate frame as onarrow 7 of Fig. 6. Fig. 8 is a top plan view of the stationary frame ason arrow 8 of Fig. 9. Fig. 9 is a view in side elevation of thestationary frame as on arrow 9 of Fig. 8. Fig. 10 is a fragmentarySpecification of Letters Patent.

Application filed May 22, 1908.

Patented Get. 11, 1910.

Serial No. 434,429.

perspective view of one corner of the device in closed position. Fig. 11is a fragmentary view in side elevation with parts broken away showingthe means for removing the intermediate frame from the stationary frame,said view corresponding to the position indicated by the arrow 11 atFig. 8. Fig. 12 is a view in end elevation of the parts assembled and inclosed position. Fig. 13 is a fragmentary view of one end of the pan inside elevation with the side bar of the pan supporting frame broken awayto show the relation and position of the pan relative to its supports.Fig. 14 is a fragmentary view in side elevation of the intermediateframe with parts broken away showing the means for removing the pansupporting frame therefrom and correspond ing in position to arrow 14 ofFig. (5.

Like characters of reference designate corresponding parts throughoutthe several views.

In its specific form the invention disclosed in the present applicationcomprises a frame embodying the side pieces 20 preferably composed ofchannel iron and also of the end cross piece 21 secured to theextremities of the side pieces 20 in any approved manner and a crosspiece 22 intermediate the ends of the side frame 20 and secured theretoin any approved manner as by bending the ends 23 at right angles to themain extent of the cross piece 22 and secured to the external surfacesof the side pieces 20 by rivets. It is to be understood, of course, thatthe cross piece 22 may be secured by any well known mechanical means.

The frame just described (and which will hereinafter be known as thestationary frame) is provided with means for attaching to the door frameor jambs of the cooling room here shown as angle irons 24:, such angleiron representing only one of many equivalent forms of securing theframe. At the ends of the side pieces 20 adapted to be secured to thedoor jamb of the cooling room rollers 25 are journaled extending withinthe lines of the frame pieces 20 as indicated particularly in Figs. 10and 12. The periphery of the roller 25 extends very slightly above theupper surface of the lower flange of each side piece 20 so that theweight of any frame disposed thereon is carried upon the rollers 25. Aframe composed of the side pieces 26 and preferably also composed ofchannel iron, and the end pieces 27 and 28 and cross piece 29intermediate the ends is mounted upon the rollers and will behereinafter referred to as the intermediate frame. The intermediateframe is provided at its inner end with rollers 30 proportioned tooperate between the flanges of the side pieces 20 and having a diameterslightly less than the interval between such flanges. It will thus beseen that as the intermediate frame is moved in relation to thestationary frame the rollers 30 move first upon the under flange of theside pieces 20 until the outer end of the intermediate frameoverbalances the inner end when the upper part of the rollers 30 willengage upon the under side of the upper flange of the side pieces 20while the side pieces 26 are themselves supported upon the rollers 25.

To limit the outward movement of the intermediate frame studs 31 areprovided extending transversely from the side pieces 26 and spaced at alittle distance from the rollers 30. The side pieces 20 are alsoprovided with stops 32 against which the studs 31 engage when theintermediate frame has been withdrawn from the stationary frame apredetermined distance here shown as approximately two-thirds. To permitthe intermediate frame to be removed from the station'- ary frameportions of the upper flange of the side pieces 20 are cut away adjacentthe stop 32 as shown particularly at 33 particu lar y in Figs. 8, 9 and11. To remove the intermediate frame the outer end of the intermediateframe is lifted so that the side pieces 26 are at an inclination asshown particularly in Fig. 11 when the stud 31 will be removed fromengagement with the stop 32 and by an outward movement of theintermediate frame following such disengagement the roller 30 is drawnunder the cut out space 33 and by a depression of the outer end of theintermediate frame the roller 30 is lifted through such cut-out portionand the intermediate frame readily removed.

At their outer ends the side pieces 26 carry rollers 34 journaledthereon and extending above the upper flanges of the side pieces, theupper flange being cut out and turned upwardly as at 35 for the purposeof accommodating such rollers.

Upon the intermediate frame is mounted the pan supporting framecomprising side pieces 36 composed of structural material here shown asZ-iron. The side pieces are secured together by an end piece 37,intermediate pieces 38, and a rod or other approved cross piece orhandle member 39, and with a roller 40 journaled between the side pieces36 adjacent the outer end and also adjacent the cross bar 39. The roller40 is of any approved construction here shown as composed of a pipehaving caps at the ends and with a shaft 41 shown in dotted lines asextending through and forming an axis for the roller. Adjacent its innerend the pan supporting frame is provided with rollers 42 proportioned tomove between the flanges of the side pieces 26 of the intermediate frameand of a diameter slightly less than the interval between such flanges.It will thus be seen that as the pan supporting frame is drawn outwardlyit is carried upon the rollers 34 the central web of the side pieces 36bearing upon the upper side of such rollers 34 and the roller 42 bearingagainst the lower flange of the side pieces lVhen the pan supportingframe has been drawn out sufficiently so that the outer end overbalancesthe inner end the inner end is lifted slightly and the upper side ofthe. roller 42 then engages the under side of the upper flange of theside piece 36. To limit the outward movement of the pan supporting framea stud 43 is provided on each of the side pieces 36 adjacent the roller42 and positioned to contact against the stop 44 of the side pieces 26.The top flange of the side pieces 26 is slitted adjacent the inner endsand turned upwardly as shown at 45 producing a recess of suflicientamplitude to permit the roller 42 and stud 43 to be lifted therefromwhen the pan supporting frame is at the extreme inward limit of itsmovement.

Upon the pan supporting frame a pan 46 is carried comprising areceptacle of any approved size and proportion and preferably providedwith a frame composed of a pipe 47 rolled into the longitudinal edges ofthe pan material and such sides adapted to rest upon the central web ofthe Z-iron side frame pieces 36. The pan is also preferably providedupon its under side with substantially V-shaped ribs 48 proportioned todrop behind the roller 40 when the pan is in normal position and to beby said roller retained from longitudinal movement relative to the pansupporting frame but to permit the lifting of the outer end of said panas shown in dotted lines in Fig. 13 when the ribs 48 will ride upon theroller 40 and assist in the removal of such pan from the pan supportingframe.

To maintain the frames within the cooling room and to permit the pan 46to be removed therefrom without drawing the frames outwardly from thecooling room the pan supporting frame is provided with a notch oraperture 49 upon one side and a. detent 50 is pivoted upon one of theside pieces 26 of the stationary frame as at 51 and is provided with ahandle 52 extending above the level of the pan when in position so as tobe easily reached through the door openings 53 by the operator.

It will thus be seen that with the several frames closed within thecooling room and the detent 50 in engagement with the aper ture if), theframes are maintained against removal and the pan may be easily removedby grasping one of the end pieces of the pipe 47.

It will be noted that the pan 46 is similar at opposite ends so that itmay be inserted within the cooling room without regard to the end firstinserted.

In ordinary use the pan is withdrawn from the cooling room by graspingthe bar 39 or the part 47 of the pan and drawing toward the operator.The first movement will be the pan supporting frame moving along theintermediate frame until the stud s3 engages the stop 44 of theintermediate frame whereupon a continued drawing movement will move theintermediate frame relative to the stationary frames until the stud 31engages the stop 32 when owing to the proportions of the several partsthe pan is wholly withdrawn from the cooling room, so that the panitself may be removed from the pan supporting frame or the contents ofthe pan examined or removed with convenience.

When the parts are to be cleansed or re moved for repair or otherpurposes the intermediate frame is drawn to the outward limit of itsmovement carrying the pan supporting frame therewith remaining at theinner extreme of its movement. It will be seen that with theii'itermediate frame drawn outwardly the inner end of the pan supportingframe is within the cooling room but a short distance so that theoperator can easily reach within the cooling room and lift the inner endof the pan supporting frame through the aperture caused by the upturnedflange 45 and the pan supporting frame removed from the intermediateframe.

The outer end of the intermediate frame may then be lifted until thestud 31 clears the stop 32 when the roller 30 may be drawn and liftedthrough the aperture 33 and the intermediate frame removed fromengagement with the stationary frame.

To return the several parts and frames to their normal position thesteps for removal of the said parts are, of course, reversed and theparts inserted as will be readily understood.

Special attention is invited to the fact that the stationary and theintermediate frames are composed of channel iron or its equivalentproviding spaced flanges between which rollers in the inner ends of theinterengaging frame engage normally against the upper side of the lowerflange until the inner end is over-balanced and then against the lowerside of the upper flange while the intermediate portions of each movingframe is supported by a roller at the outer end of the frame upon whichit moves.

Special attention is also called to the means for removing both the pansupporting f 'ame and the intermediate frame from the structure both forinstallation purposes and for other reasons as cleansing and the like.

While the device heretofore described is particularly applicable tomortuary refrigerators I do not limit myself to its application formortuary refrigerators only as the construction shown is applicable alsoto ordinary refrigerators and like receptacles.

What I claim is:

1. In a device of the class described, a stationary frame embodyingspaced flanges cut away to form an aperture intermediate their ends, aframe movable relative to the stationary frame, a roller carried by themovable frame disposed between the flanges of the stationary frame, andmeans carried by the movable frame adapted to limit its movement and tobe withdrawn through the aperture of the flange.

2. In a device of the class described, a stationary frame embodyingspaced flanges cut away to form an aperture intermediate its length, astop carried by the stationary frame adjacent the aperture, a framemovable relative to the stationary frame and provided with a rollerdisposed between the flanges, means carried by the movable frame adaptedto contact with the stop and proportioned to be lifted through theaperture of the flange.

3. In a device of the class described, a stationary frame embodyingspaced flanges, one of which is cut away intermediate its length to forman aperture, a stop carried by the stationary frame adjacent theaperture, a roller ournaled at one end of the stationary frame, a framemounted and movable upon the roller and relative to the stationaryframe, rollers journaled upon the movable frame and proportioned totravel between the flanges, means carried by the movable frame adaptedto contact with the stop of the stationary frame, and proportioned topermit such stopping means and roller of the movable frame to be liftedthrough the aperture of the flange of the stationary frame.

4. In a device of the class described, a longitudinally movable frameembodying spaced flanges, one of which is cut away adjacent one end, aroller carried by the frame adjacent the end opposite the cut awayportion, an article supporting frame provided with a roller engagedbetween the flanges of the movable frame, and adapted to be liftedthrough the cut-away portion of the flange, said article supportingframe resting and movable upon the roller of the movable frame.

5. In a device of the class described, a stationary supporting member, aplurality of frames mounted and movable on the stationary supportingmember and relative to each other, a detent adapted to maintain theseveral frames against movement, and means adapting one frame forsupporting an article.

6. In a device of the class described, a supporting frame, a framemovable longitudinally relative thereto, a roller journaled adjacent oneend of the movable frame, a pan mounted on the frame, and ribs carriedby the pan adapted to bear against the roller to maintain the pan innormal position and 10 to bear upon the roller to facilitate the removalof the pan from the frame.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

VICTOR A. DE CANTO. lVitnesses:

H. K. LETTERMAN, HUGO Moon.

